KUBE

Infobox Radio Station
name = KUBE


area = Seattle/Tacoma
branding = "KUBE 93"
slogan = "The #1 Hit Music Station"
airdate = 1964
frequency = 93.3 (MHz) HD Radio
format = Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio
erp = 98,000 watts
haat = 387 meters
class = C
facility_id = 48387
owner = Clear Channel Communications
sister_stations = KFNK, KHHO, KJR, KJR-FM, KNBQ
webcast = [http://www.kube93.com/cc-common/streaming_new/ Listen Live]
website = [http://www.kube93.com/ www.kube93.com]
callsign_meaning = Play on the word "Cube"

KUBE is a successful Rhythmic Contemporary hits radio station licensed in Seattle. The station's slogan is "Seattle's #1 Hit Music Station, KUBE 93." It is owned by Clear Channel Communications, which purchased the station from Ackerly Communications in 2001. KUBE offers a mix of personality-driven DJs and current-based hit driven R&B/Hip-Hop fare. It is also home to Seattle's top-rated morning jock, Robert "T-Man" Tepper. It broadcasts at 93.3 MHz on the FM dial with an ERP of 98 kW, with its transmitter at Cougar Mountain.

History

The station signed on the air in 1964 as KBLE-FM with a Religious format. On March 23, 1981 it switched to a Top 40 format as "The New 93." Later, the station picked up the KUBE calls and transitioned to "KUBE 93 FM." By January 1992 the station shifted to a Rhythmic Contemporary Hits direction that is still programmed today.

The T-Man Simulcast

Starting September 18, 2006, The T-Man In The Morning Show was simulcast on KUBE in Seattle.

Radio Ratings

The following table shows the AQH Share information from Arbitron Ratings data.

AQH is an abbrieviation for Average Quarter-Hour Persons (AQH Persons).The average number of persons listening to a particular station for at least five minutes during a 15-minute period.

Share is the percentage of those listening to radio in the Metro who are listening to a particular radio station.

AQH Share Equation is [AQH Persons to a Station / AQH Persons to All Stations] x 100 = Share (%)

KUBE FM 93.3 is currently ranked #2 in Seattle radio stations in Arbitron Ratings Data for Summer of '06.

KUBE-HD2

On January 30, 2006, KUBE launched a HD2 subchannel that offers commercial-free, jockless non-stop Hip-Hop music.

Other uses of "KUBE"

Kube Radio

In the United Kingdom there is another station that also called KUBE, which is run by the students of Keele University. However, the stations are not related.

External links

* [http://www.kube93.com Official site of KUBE 93]
* [http://www.radioparties.com/Stations/Station.aspx?Station_ID=9 KUBE 93 Street Team DJ for your party or dance]
*FMQ|KUBE
*FML|KUBE
*FMARB|KUBE